ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD
    October 21, 1999
    IN THE MATTER OF:
    PETITION OF TAKASAGO INTERNATIONAL
    CORPORATION (U.S.A.) FOR AN ADJUSTED
    STANDARD FROM 35 ILL. ADM. CODE 302.208 AND
    304.105
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    AS 00-4
    (Adjusted Standard - Water)
    ORDER OF THE BOARD (by M. McFawn):
    On September 10, 1999, Takasago International Corp. ( U.S.A.) (Takasago) filed its “Petition for Adjusted
    Standard” with the Board. The petition seeks an adjusted standard for Takasago’s chemical manufacturing plant in
    University Park, Will County, Illinois. Pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code 106.711,
    Takasago caused notice of the
    petition to be published in several south suburban newspapers on September 12, 1999. On September 23, 1999,
    Takasago filed a certificate of publication.
    The notice is required to inform interested persons that they may request a hearing on the adjusted
    standard petition. See 415 ILCS 5/28.1(d)(1) (1998). While Takasago’s notice included the information required by
    Section 28.1(d)(1), two apparent typographical errors in the notice may have impaired the notice’s effectiveness.
    First and most importantly, the ZIP Code in the address to which interested persons are directed to send requests
    for a hearing was incorrect. That address is the Board’s Chicago office, and the ZIP Code published was 60610. The
    actual ZIP Code of the Board’s office is 60601. Because of this error, a request for hearing may not have reached the
    Board. Second, the case number given in the notice is AS 00-3; the Board has docketed Takasago’s petition as AS 00-
    4.
    While these errors are technical violations of 35 Ill. Adm. Code 106.711(b), the Board concludes that these
    defects are not jurisdictional. The Board accordingly is not required to dismiss
    Takasago’s petition. In the interest
    of efficiency, the Board will allow
    Takasago to cure these defects and proceed with this petition. Takasago is
    hereby directed to publish a new notice, fully compliant with Section 106.711, within 14 days of the date of this
    order. Upon publication, Takasago must file a new “Certificate of Publication” with the Board.
    The Board also notes that a copy of the petition was not served on the Department of Natural Resources, as
    required by 35 Ill. Adm. Code 106.703. Takasago is hereby directed to serve a copy of the petition on the
    Department of Natural Resources without delay.
    IT IS SO ORDERED.
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    I, Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control Board, hereby certify that the above order was
    adopted on the 21st day of October 1999 by a vote of 6-0.
    Dorothy M. Gunn, Clerk
    Illinois Pollution Control Board

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